DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/01 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 81.3 - - 83.1 - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 307 - - 194 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3497 - - 4367 - - 5046 - - 4669 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3004 - - 3862 - - 4181 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4386 - - 5256 - - 5935 - - 5558 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2059 - - 2012 - - 1740 - - 2063 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 363 - - 457 - - 415 - - 166 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 330 - - 326 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 0 - - -3 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -430 - - -636 - - -746 - - -208 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4817 - - 5892 - - 6681 - - 5766 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2576 - - -2649 - - -3715 - - -3441 ODpotential blCL - - - 6962 - - 7905 - - 9650 - - 8999 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 66 - - 64 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 160 - - 80 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 81.3 - - 83.1 - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.5 - - 58.6 - - 56.9 - - 59.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 79.6 - - 82.0 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 57.5 - - 55.8 - - 58.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 307 - - 194 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3497 - - 4367 - - 5046 - - 4669 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99216 42 094 40 103 27 091 31 083 99216 91701 31 088 31 092 28 088 26 083 91701 85915 21 074 21 091 25 087 19 080 85915 81109 19 078 20 090 15 086 11 073 81109 76959 14 083 18 077 10 102 9 070 76959 73296 13 098 17 063 14 105 9 055 73296 69999 13 069 12 041 12 081 9 060 69999 66974 10 063 9 042 9 055 11 046 66974 64175 7 042 8 022 9 002 11 003 64175 61477 3 042 3 029 4 297 9 336 61477 58660 12 326 9 310 8 292 12 321 58660 55738 19 293 12 285 16 296 19 309 55738 52966 31 271 24 282 26 284 25 298 52966 50481 34 249 32 260 25 264 28 300 50481 48254 26 255 29 256 28 283 32 299 48254 46233 37 273 38 271 38 281 35 298 46233 44377 43 268 45 265 43 273 38 294 44377 42660 43 263 44 255 43 269 38 287 42660 41064 40 262 41 253 41 274 40 291 41064 39573 38 265 38 258 39 282 43 294 39573 38177 38 270 34 263 37 285 46 296 38177 36835 39 272 33 268 36 289 47 299 36835 35474 36 269 33 270 36 297 48 302 35474 34063 30 273 32 273 37 301 47 306 34063 32601 25 283 28 277 36 302 47 311 32601 31074 22 292 25 282 34 307 46 314 31074 29467 21 310 25 286 33 314 45 314 29467 27783 24 322 23 293 32 318 41 314 27783 26017 25 322 21 306 29 310 37 312 26017 24172 24 319 21 318 28 305 36 316 24172 22248 23 319 20 321 27 311 34 323 22248 20246 22 318 19 322 24 316 28 319 20246 18162 23 316 20 327 20 316 25 309 18162 16033 25 316 20 333 17 322 23 307 16033 13979 25 320 19 335 16 327 17 310 13979 12113 20 331 19 339 15 329 12 312 12113 10457 16 329 18 343 14 328 9 312 10457 8989 15 319 15 340 13 327 8 310 8989 7684 13 328 13 335 12 330 9 303 7684 6526 12 335 13 336 12*328 10*305 6526 5500 12 330 13*334 12*328 10*310 5500 4593 12*327 13*332 12 327 9 313 4593 3790 11*327 13 331 13 327 9 315 3790 3069 11 327 13 330 13 327 9 316 3069 2431 11 327 13 329 13 326 8 317 2431 1899 11 327 13 328 12 326 8 316 1899 1489 10 326 12 328 12 325 8 316 1489 1207 10 326 12 327 11 325 8 317 1207 1036 9 326 11 327 11 325 7 316 1036 938 8 326 9 327 9 324 6 315 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography